Year 12 Media Studies

Course OutlineCoursework requirements

Expectations

How many of these films can you name?

Star Wars Planet of the ApesUsual SuspectsThe Wicker Man The Crying GameDallas Harry Potter 6 Sixth SenseFight Club 300 MatrixCitizen Kane The Others PsychoSoylent Green The Village Beautiful Mind Donnie Darko

Answers….

Examination Body –OCR AS Code is H140

◦ G321: Foundation Portfolio in Media (Coursework 50%)

◦ G322: Key Media Concepts -TV Drama and Institutions and Audiences (2 hour Exam 50%)

Course Outline

100% Attendance is the goal (You are expected to catch up and this includes homework)

5 hours of study outside of class time◦ Research topics (go beyond what has been set),

filming and editing, extension reading (borrowing library at the back of the room, MediaMagazine, internet and ask your teachers)

◦ Practice questions (go beyond what has been set in class)

◦ Watching ‘stuff’ Positive Attitude to everything

Expectation

2 hours 2 questions each worth 50 marks

Q1: TV Drama- Focus on representation through:

Mise en scene Sound Camera Editing

Exam

Q2: Audience and Institution

We will look at how audiences and technology affect independent and mainstream institutions.

Don’t worry there will be lots of practice!!

Exam

Grade boundaries 2016

EXAM Coursework

Three key assessment stages◦ Research and Planning 20 marks

◦ Construction 60 marks◦ Evaluation 20 marks

• At each stage you are marked as an individual even though you work in groups so you need to participate in every stage

• Everything must be recorded on your blog (blogger – works best with your school Email which is gmail)

Course Work Set Brief – Intro scenes to a new film including titles

Involves everything from finding out about the Thriller genre through to creating the storyboard and shot lists.

Involves some class work but a lot of group and individual work

Will start by looking at the genre and then brainstorm your initial ideas

Preliminary exercise – chance to learn and practice key skills (match on action, shot reverse shot and 180 degree rule)

Research and Planning

Marks given for the following:◦ Research in to similar products (other films

and student work)◦ Research into the potential target audience

(both at the start and throughout the project)

◦ Organisation of Actors, Locations, Costumes and Props

◦ Shotlists, layouts, drafting, scripting and/or storyboarding

◦ Level of care in presentation – including use of technology!!!!

◦ Time management

Research and Planning

Everything from the initial filming through to editing and adding sound and/or special effects.

You will need to get approval for your footage.

Produce a draft edit for marking. Keep your blog updated with progress reports Gather audience feedback Solely group work but there will be regular

meetings with your teacher to discuss progress

Construction

Marks are awarded for:◦ holding a shot steady, where appropriate; ◦ framing a shot, including and excluding

elements as appropriate; ◦ using a variety of shot distances as appropriate; ◦ shooting material appropriate to the task set; ◦ selecting mise-en-scène including colour, figure,

lighting, objects and setting; ◦ editing so that meaning is apparent to the

viewer; ◦ using varied shot transitions and other effects

selectively and appropriately for the task set; ◦ using sound with images and editing

appropriately for the task set; ◦ using titles appropriately.

Construction

1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?  

2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?  

3. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

4. Who would be the audience for your media product? 5. How did you attract/address your audience? 6. What have you learnt about technologies from the

process of constructing this product? 7. Looking back at your preliminary task, what do you

feel you have learnt in the progression from it to the full product?

Evaluation

While you will work in groups you will get an individual mark for all three stages.

‘Tagging’ on the blog will be important (research, planning, audience research/feedback, filming, editing, evaluation)

‘Teacher evidence’ is a big factor in the construction and evaluation phases. You need to be fully involved at all stages of your mark will reflect a lack of involvement

Marking

What films did you watch?◦ Get into small groups. Discuss what thriller films

you have seen recently. Look at the list provided to remind yourself of other films

◦ What things do thriller have in common? Think about narrative (events) and characters, the mood, effects on the audience, use of technical elements like camera, sound, mise en scene, editing etc)

Summer Homework

Genre Recipe◦ Make a list of ten key ‘ingredient’ that would

make up a film (include measurements!).◦ Write baking style instructions as to how you

would combine the ingredients to make the perfect film

◦ Illustrate with pictures….

Homework - Genre Recipe

If we could only watch one film this year what should it be?◦ Pick any film that you love and explain why it is a

film that everyone should watch◦ Try to give strong reasons (think about the

narrative, characters, actors performance, impact it had on you, the way it used film techniques – sound, camera, mise en scene, editing etc)

◦ 300 – 500 words◦ Due in 15th Sept

Homework